4/40 I will leave you at once and see you no more if you do. Besides, there is no need to tell me; I already know. I regret to make the confession, but it is true; I am a witch." "I believe you are," answered Max, looking at her admiringly and seating himself beside her on the window bench. He had learned from Gertrude of Augsburg and many other burgher girls that certain pleasantries were more objectionable to them in theory than in practice; but this burgher girl rose to her feet at his approach and seemed to grow a head taller in an instant. |